Explainer: Crypto crash — why it's difficult for burned Luna, TerraUSD investors to seek financial recourse

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SINGAPORE — Many young investors here lost significant chunks of their life savings in a span of days when a popular cryptocurrency went into meltdown. They were left wondering if they could recover the money, or if the authorities could help.

Some were left puzzled at the description of TerraUSD, better known as UST and its affiliatedOne person lodged a police report, though TODAY understands that the police are not investigating the matter.

Luna and TerraUSD are tokens that run on the Terra network, a blockchain-based project developed by start-up Terraform Labs, which is registered in Singapore. He said:"But, it really depends on what their contractual rights are. It really depends on what was represented in the White Paper, whether there are any expressly selected choice of dispute resolution options there."

However, there may be little recourse for these investors since the terms and conditions for the sale of a coin have been set out to protect the creators and founders, said Mr Koh Chia Ling, managing director of law practice Osborne Clarke. However, in general, these stablecoins"are not subject to any statutory protection for their trading of stablecoins ," he said.

"The trouble is that too many investors simply do not understand the exact nature of the trading strategies, or the underlying technology, or even the high-risk nature of the investments."

 

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